prof. dr hab. n. med. Romuald Olszański
Key words: vascular complication, hyaluronic acid, forehead lines, hyaluronidase
Abstract
The author presents the case of a female-patient in whom an unauthorized person (beautician) did an injection and administered a filler with hyaluronic acid in the area of forehead wrinkles. The patient reported to the doctor 10 days after the incident. The author recognized a vascular complication and applied the treatment, after which the lesions resolved after 30 days, leaving a slight scar.
The author discusses vascular complications following of hyaluronic acid injections and methods of treating such complications.